The Brunel Economics and Mathematics with an Integrated Foundation Year gives individuals looking to change careers or return to education the knowledge and skills they need to enter one of Brunel's economics and finance undergraduate programmes.
Once students have successfully completed their foundation year, with the grades required for their chosen degree course, they can progress directly into Level 1 of that degree – there’s no need to re-apply via UCAS.
The BSc courses linked to this foundation year are:
- BSc Banking and Finance
- BSc Economics
- BSc Economics and Accounting
- BSc Economics and Business Finance
- BSc Economics and Management
- BSc Finance and Accounting
Accreditation by ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW is available on selected BSc courses.
The foundation year is designed to improve students skills in economics and maths to the level required to begin BSc degrees in economics and finance. Brunel's graduates are employed in many fields, with roles at NatWest (Financing Futures), PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, the Treasury and Bank of England. Within industry, graduates are working at businesses like BP, Xerox and Marks and Spencer.